Regal vs. Sky vs. Emerald

[Languageman]

We are looking at the Regal, Emerald and Sky for a Spring '25 cruise. (We do not have children.)We know that they are older ships, that were updated 5-6 years ago. Are they starting to show their age or have they been revitalized and still fun to be on? We enjoy good shows and good food speciality restaurants and the casino.

[DUCHESSRN]

I am no expert but have been on all 3 . Regal and Sky are newer than the Emerald and bigger .

Depends where you are going and what you like to do . We were on Emerald in March and enjoyed the Panama Canal very much , the enclave is much smaller and no Thallostherapy pool . International cafe is smaller but a lovely ship .

[gsmith2424]

52 minutes ago, Languageman said:

We are looking at the Regal, Emerald and Sky for a Spring '25 cruise. (We do not have children.)We know that they are older ships, that were updated 5-6 years ago. Are they starting to show their age or have they been revitalized and still fun to be on? We enjoy good shows and good food speciality restaurants and the casino.

If you want casual dining options that you don't need reservations/open for lunch and a better buffet go with either Sky or Regal. Emerald isn't bad but it doesn't have a casual dining that is open and can easily get a seat at and the buffet on Emerald is smaller with not as many options (not many items rotate) but the quality of food is good.

 

As for the age of the ship they are all in really good shape and wouldn't be concerned about that part at all. Also found the casino on Emerald a bit more open than the other two.

[DUCHESSRN]

One think I did like about about Emerald was pool area on Lido was divided so you could sit at one area of the pool without MUTS . 

[LACruiser88]

We always book by the itinerary not the ship.  Hence, we have two upcoming long cruises booked on the Coral and the Island.  These are two of the oldest ships in the fleet.